Police charge woman with murder of an unborn child

Published: Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 4:49 p.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 4:49 p.m.

An Asheville woman was charged with murder of an unborn child when the baby she was delivering as an unlicensed midwife, at a Biltmore Avenue home July 23, 2012, was stillborn.

"The Asheville Police Department received information from the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office and the State Medical Board that 44-year-old Tina Louise Bailey had represented herself as a midwife and had practiced midwifery without a license. During a home birth, a child was stillborn during a labor that was under the care and supervision of Bailey," according to a news release from the Asheville Police.

The incident was reported to police by the State Medical Board on Feb. 7.

Bailey, who told police she was self-employed, was charged with murder of an unborn child, obtaining property by false pretense and obstruction of justice. She is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility in lieu of $150,000 bond.

<p>An Asheville woman was charged with murder of an unborn child when the baby she was delivering as an unlicensed midwife, at a Biltmore Avenue home July 23, 2012, was stillborn.</p><p>"The Asheville Police Department received information from the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office and the State Medical Board that 44-year-old Tina Louise Bailey had represented herself as a midwife and had practiced midwifery without a license. During a home birth, a child was stillborn during a labor that was under the care and supervision of Bailey," according to a news release from the Asheville Police.</p><p>The incident was reported to police by the State Medical Board on Feb. 7.</p><p>Bailey, who told police she was self-employed, was charged with murder of an unborn child, obtaining property by false pretense and obstruction of justice. She is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility in lieu of $150,000 bond.</p>